Lessons from Zuckerberg and Bloomberg: As Giving Goes Up, Philanthropy Under Fire


The report by The Chronicle of Philanthropy that the top ten philanthropic gifts in the year past totaled $3.4 billion, and that there were more gifts of $100 million or more in 2013 (15), than in...
    






Cracker Barrel Waitress Serves Up Happiness, Gets Tip & More


“Can you give us your grumpiest server?” That was the request made by two men at a Nebraska Cracker Barrel. The hostess couldn’t accommodate their request. There are no grumpy servers here, she told...
    






Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Of 2013


The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date on the Cloud Computing Index are Qualys (NASDAQ: QYLS), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), NetSuite (NYSE:N), Workday (NYSE:WDAY) and CA...
    






L.A.’s 2014: New Year. New Start. New Tech.


As predictions go about what our future might look like, historically — we have often been wrong. By now, some thought we’d have jet-packs. Others thought that humans would be able to fly. Or that...
    






The Startup Movement Is Not About Startups, Actually


I’m going to say something that might sound nutty.  But I’ll say it anyways.  The Startup Movement is not about startups. What could I possibly mean, you might be asking?  Did I drink too much eggnog...
    






Five Business Intelligence Predictions For 2014


The following guest post is by Prakash Nanduri, Co-Founder and CEO of Paxata. The dust is finally beginning to clear from the big data explosion, which is a good thing. One of the problems with big...